Anchor Me Down

[Verse 1]
I chewed through every tether
Teeth on the bone of the past
Slept in the smoke and the weather
Swore nothing living would last
Cold trail
Hot blood
Thought I was better off numb
Only my footsteps for thunder
Only my heartbeat for drums
[Chorus]
I was a lone wolf
Running on empty ground
You drew a circle in the dust
Now I run with you around
When every wild thought
Tries to drag me out
You pull me back from the edge
You
Anchor me down
(yeah, you anchor me down)
[Verse 2]
You never clipped my hunger
You just learned how it moves
You stood your ground when I circled
Didn’t flinch at the wounds
Now when the dark gets louder
And old ghosts call me by name
Your hands on my shoulders
Turn all that noise into flame
[Chorus]
I was a lone wolf
Running on empty ground
You drew a circle in the dust
Now I run with you around
When every wild thought
Tries to drag me out
You pull me back from the edge
You
Anchor me down
(hey, you anchor me down)
[Bridge]
I still bare my teeth sometimes
I still shake the cage
But your eyes cut through my howl
Drag the hurt from the rage
If I bolt into the black
Chasing every sound
Call my name
Call me back
Call me back
[Chorus]
I was a lone wolf
Running on empty ground
You lit a fire in the clearing
Now I’m never turning around
When every wild thought
Tries to drag me out
You pull me back from the edge
You
Anchor me down
(oh, you anchor me down)

metal, Modern metal with down-tuned guitars, aggressive drums, and dynamic shifts from tense, palm-muted verses to a huge, shout-along chorus; male vocals that flip between melodic grit and harsh screams, with gang vocals on the hook and a halftime breakdown in the bridge